Joel Coddington knew qualifying for the FIRST Championship in Detroit would be a memorable experience. What he didn’t quite anticipate was that competing wouldn’t even be his favorite part. “It was a lot of fun, a lot of competition, but the best part was getting to...

Tags: FIRST Robotics, FIRSTPowerUp When I first joined FIRST Robotics in 2007, I remember sitting with hundreds of other students watching the live stream introducing that year’s competition. That was the first time I saw Dean Kamen, a co-founder and visionary of...

Andres Benavides and Amanda Said knew volunteering with an elementary school in Southwest Detroit would provide a bit of inspiration. What they didn’t quite anticipate, is that through their work helping the Harms Elementary robotics program, they would be the ones...

Daniel Dilworth, a business analyst in Information Technology at DTE Energy, is passionate about teaching and influencing younger generations. He is one of the many DTE employees volunteering to be a mentor for FIRST Robotics teams this season. He sat down with us to...